Premier League 1997

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League Table M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot 1 Reading Racers 26 22 0 4 1323 1011 44 13 57 2 Long Eaton Invaders 26 18 1 7 1227 1107 37 11 48 3 Edinburgh Monarchs 26 17 1 8 1235 1102 38 8 43 4 Newcastle Diamonds 26 15 0 11 1201 1134 30 8 38 5 Exeter Falcons 26 14 0 12 1213 1125 28 6 34 6 Glasgow Tigers 26 12 2 10 1158 1179 26 6 32 7 Arena Essex Hammers 26 12 0 14 1157 1179 24 7 31 8 Isle of Wight Islanders* 26 12 0 14 1149 1184 24 7 31 9 Hull Vikings 26 13 0 13 1134 1195 26 5 31 10 Sheffield Tigers 26 12 0 14 1116 1219 24 5 29 11 Oxford Cheetahs 26 9 0 17 1116 1219 18 6 24 12 Stoke Potters 26 8 2 16 1111 1122 18 3 21 13 Berwick Bandits 26 7 1 18 1105 1223 15 4 19 14 Newport Wasps 26 7 1 18 1095 1241 15 2 17 Isle of Wight replaced Skegness Braves mid-season. Rider Averages Fixtures 09/05/1997 Arena Essex 51 38 Newport 09/05/1997 Oxford 53 37 Hull 14/05/1997 Hull 48 42 Arena Essex 14/05/1997 Long Eaton 59 31 Edinburgh 18/05/1997 Newport 39 50 Berwick 19/05/1997 Exeter 51 39 Berwick 21/05/1997 Long Eaton 52 38 Newcastle 22/05/1997 Sheffield 47 42 Long Eaton 23/05/1997 Edinburgh 48 42 Stoke 24/05/1997 Stoke 42 48 Arena Essex 25/05/1997 Oxford 44 46 Edinburgh 25/05/1997 Glasgow 50 40 Arena Essex 25/05/1997 Newport 49 41 Sheffield 26/05/1997 Exeter 49 41 Sheffield 26/05/1997 Reading 50 40 Edinburgh 26/05/1997 Stoke 45 43 Berwick 28/05/1997 Hull 60 30 Exeter 29/05/1997 Sheffield 49 40 Exeter 30/05/1997 Arena Essex 44 46 Stoke 30/05/1997 Edinburgh 53 36 Skegness 31/05/1997 Berwick 42 48 Skegness 02/06/1997 Exeter 54 36 Newcastle 02/06/1997 Reading 59 31 Sheffield 04/06/1997 Long Eaton 46 44 Stoke 04/06/1997 Hull 41 49 Reading 05/06/1997 Sheffield 44 46 Reading 06/06/1997 Edinburgh 55 35 Newport 07/06/1997 Berwick 59 31 Newport 08/06/1997 Newcastle 41 48 Reading 08/06/1997 Newport 50 40 Oxford 09/06/1997 Reading 49 41 Arena Essex 11/06/1997 Long Eaton 51 38 Oxford 12/06/1997 Sheffield 43 46 Hull 14/06/1997 Stoke 37 53 Long Eaton 18/06/1997 Hull 53 36 Glasgow 22/06/1997 Newcastle 42 47 Stoke 22/06/1997 Newport 50 40 Exeter 23/06/1997 Exeter 50 40 Stoke 27/06/1997 Edinburgh 45 45 Long Eaton 29/06/1997 Glasgow 52 38 Stoke 29/06/1997 Glasgow 48 41 Berwick 29/06/1997 Newport 43 47 Arena Essex 30/06/1997 Exeter 53 37 Arena Essex 30/06/1997 Reading 48 40 Hull 02/07/1997 Long Eaton 52 37 Glasgow 04/07/1997 Oxford 46 43 Long Eaton 04/07/1997 Arena Essex 60 30 Sheffield 05/07/1997 Berwick 37 58 Reading 06/07/1997 Newcastle 53 37 Hull 06/07/1997 Newport 39 51 Edinburgh 07/07/1997 Exeter 52 38 Edinburgh 09/07/1997 Long Eaton 51 39 Berwick 11/07/1997 Edinburgh 54 36 Arena Essex 11/07/1997 Newport 45 45 Stoke 11/07/1997 Oxford 50 39 Newcastle 12/07/1997 Berwick 43 47 Arena Essex 13/07/1997 Glasgow 52 38 Sheffield 13/07/1997 Newcastle 55 35 Arena Essex 14/07/1997 Exeter 61 29 Newport 14/07/1997 Reading 61 29 Stoke 15/07/1997 Hull 50 40 Long Eaton 16/07/1997 Long Eaton 57 32 Hull 17/07/1997 Sheffield 62 28 Berwick 18/07/1997 Arena Essex 43 47 Long Eaton 18/07/1997 Edinburgh 54 36 Exeter 18/07/1997 Glasgow 52 38 Newport 18/07/1997 Oxford 43 47 Reading 19/07/1997 Berwick 43 47 Exeter 19/07/1997 Stoke 52 38 Newport 20/07/1997 Newcastle 56 34 Exeter 20/07/1997 Newport 48 42 Glasgow 21/07/1997 Exeter 72 18 Glasgow 23/07/1997 Hull 44 46 Newcastle 24/07/1997 Sheffield 48 42 Arena Essex 25/07/1997 Edinburgh 58 32 Oxford 26/07/1997 Arena Essex 40 49 Edinburgh 26/07/1997 Stoke 39 50 Reading 27/07/1997 Glasgow 49 41 Reading 27/07/1997 Newcastle 49 41 Oxford 27/07/1997 Newport 43 46 Hull 28/07/1997 Exeter 55 34 Hull 28/07/1997 Isle Of Wight 38 52 Newport 28/07/1997 Reading 64 26 Berwick 30/07/1997 Hull 51 39 Isle Of Wight 30/07/1997 Long Eaton 46 44 Reading 31/07/1997 Sheffield 48 41 Newcastle 01/08/1997 Oxford 51 38 Stoke 01/08/1997 Arena Essex 57 33 Glasgow 01/08/1997 Edinburgh 64 26 Sheffield 01/08/1997 Newport 57 33 Isle Of Wight 02/08/1997 Berwick 43 47 Hull 02/08/1997 Stoke 45 45 Glasgow 04/08/1997 Reading 54 36 Oxford 04/08/1997 Exeter 43 34 Newport 04/08/1997 Isle Of Wight 47 43 Glasgow 04/08/1997 Newcastle 52 38 Long Eaton 06/08/1997 Hull 53 37 Sheffield 06/08/1997 Long Eaton 52 37 Newport 07/08/1997 Sheffield 49 41 Stoke 08/08/1997 Oxford 54 36 Exeter 08/08/1997 Arena Essex 39 51 Reading 10/08/1997 Newcastle 48 42 Berwick 10/08/1997 Glasgow 51 39 Hull 11/08/1997 Newcastle 53 37 Newport 11/08/1997 Exeter 55 35 Oxford 11/08/1997 Isle Of Wight 43 47 Sheffield 11/08/1997 Reading 55 35 Long Eaton 12/08/1997 Stoke 51 38 Isle Of Wight 13/08/1997 Long Eaton 53 37 Arena Essex 14/08/1997 Sheffield 44 46 Edinburgh 15/08/1997 Oxford 40 50 Glasgow 15/08/1997 Arena Essex 48 42 Newcastle 15/08/1997 Edinburgh 46 44 Berwick 16/08/1997 Berwick 45 45 Glasgow 16/08/1997 Stoke 57 32 Hull 17/08/1997 Glasgow 44 46 Edinburgh 17/08/1997 Newport 51 39 Long Eaton 18/08/1997 Reading 61 29 Isle Of Wight 18/08/1997 Exeter 65 25 Long Eaton 20/08/1997 Hull 48 42 Newport 20/08/1997 Long Eaton 50 40 Exeter 21/08/1997 Sheffield 46 44 Newport 22/08/1997 Arena Essex 48 42 Oxford 22/08/1997 Edinburgh 53 37 Glasgow 23/08/1997 Berwick 56 34 Stoke 24/08/1997 Glasgow 53 37 Newcastle 24/08/1997 Newport 41 49 Reading 25/08/1997 Isle Of Wight 49 40 Berwick 25/08/1997 Exeter 39 51 Reading 25/08/1997 Newcastle 50 40 Glasgow 25/08/1997 Reading 54 36 Exeter 27/08/1997 Long Eaton 50 40 Isle Of Wight 27/08/1997 Hull 42 48 Stoke 28/08/1997 Sheffield 53 37 Glasgow 29/08/1997 Arena Essex 53 36 Berwick 30/08/1997 Berwick 41 49 Long Eaton 01/09/1997 Isle Of Wight 53 37 Stoke 01/09/1997 Reading 52 38 Newcastle 03/09/1997 Hull 55 32 Berwick 04/09/1997 Sheffield 50 40 Oxford 05/09/1997 Arena Essex 55 35 Exeter 05/09/1997 Edinburgh 59 31 Hull 05/09/1997 Oxford 52 38 Sheffield 07/09/1997 Glasgow 55 35 Exeter 07/09/1997 Newcastle 60 30 Sheffield 08/09/1997 Reading 62 28 Glasgow 08/09/1997 Isle Of Wight 52 38 Oxford 10/09/1997 Hull 49 41 Oxford 10/09/1997 Long Eaton 55 35 Sheffield 12/09/1997 Oxford 55 34 Berwick 12/09/1997 Oxford 52 38 Newport 12/09/1997 Arena Essex 54 36 Isle Of Wight 12/09/1997 Edinburgh 46 44 Reading 14/09/1997 Stoke 32 58 Exeter 14/09/1997 Stoke 40 50 Sheffield 14/09/1997 Newcastle 48 42 Edinburgh 15/09/1997 Exeter 57 33 Isle Of Wight 15/09/1997 Reading 52 38 Newport 16/09/1997 Isle Of Wight 57 33 Exeter 17/09/1997 Hull 46 44 Edinburgh 18/09/1997 Sheffield 50 40 Isle Of Wight 19/09/1997 Arena Essex 49 41 Hull 19/09/1997 Edinburgh 44 46 Newcastle 19/09/1997 Oxford 41 49 Isle Of Wight 20/09/1997 Isle Of Wight 59 30 Arena Essex 20/09/1997 Isle Of Wight 59 29 Reading 20/09/1997 Berwick 50 40 Edinburgh 20/09/1997 Stoke 37 53 Newcastle 21/09/1997 Newport 43 47 Newcastle 21/09/1997 Glasgow 42 48 Long Eaton 21/09/1997 Stoke 62 28 Oxford 22/09/1997 Glasgow 64 26 Oxford 24/09/1997 Berwick 54 35 Newcastle 25/09/1997 Isle Of Wight 53 36 Edinburgh 27/09/1997 Stoke 43 47 Edinburgh 27/09/1997 Berwick 50 39 Sheffield 28/09/1997 Glasgow 55 35 Isle Of Wight 28/09/1997 Newcastle 57 33 Isle Of Wight 28/09/1997 Oxford 56 34 Arena Essex 29/09/1997 Isle Of Wight 58 32 Hull 29/09/1997 Isle Of Wight 51 39 Newcastle 30/09/1997 Peterborough 41 49 I O Wight V Long Eaton 04/10/1997 Berwick 48 42 Oxford